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Viraj Dhanda's norm-shattering acceptance was made all the more poignant because he was considered intellectually challenged for the first 14 years of his life.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Rep. Zooey Zephyr about her ban from attending or speaking in the Montana State House for the rest of the year.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump about the sentencing of Brett Hankison, the former police officer involved in the raid that killed Breonna Taylor.

The Johnson Teen Center is an offshoot of the Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis. Many of their programs, including a panel addressing racism, help youth of…

Justin Fairfax used the final day of Virginia's legislative session to address two allegations of sexual assault against him, saying there's been a rush to judgment that he compared to lynchings.

Former Chicago Blackhawks player Kyle Beach has come forward as the person who filed a lawsuit against the hockey team after his sexual assault allegations were mishandled a decade ago.

An engineer in Huntsville, Ala. is suing the defense contractor Parsons Corporation for discrimination, arguing he was fired for speaking his native Hindi language at work.

Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to file a criminal complaint against former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. She will be the last survivor to speak at his sentencing hearing in Michigan.

Sen. Ron Wyden's tentative legislation would eliminate tax breaks for donations, given by parents with children who are enrolled or applying for admission.

Valerie Castile says that while her son was "trying to do the right things, and live accordingly by the law, he was killed by the law." Philando Castile died in a police shooting Wednesday.